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San Francisco rings in ice skating season at Civic Center

It's time to lace up the ice skates. San Francisco city officials opened the T-Mobile Winter Park at Civic Center…

4 years ago

SF hopes expanded conservatorship power will help those who need it most

“It’s not good enough to say we have voluntary programs that people can accept.”

5 years ago

Building on local success, California launches first statewide mental health hotline

California launched its first statewide mental health phone line on Monday for callers seeking to talk with someone about their…

5 years ago

What went wrong in Muni Metro’s epic Friday meltdown

A failed splice allowed more than 1,000 feet of overhead wire and supporting hardware to be torn down.

5 years ago

Students, parents bike and roll to school

Students and parents joined the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for the annual Bike & Roll to School Week.

5 years ago

Cow Palace bans gun shows, moves forward on retail and housing

The Board of Directors for the Cow Palace Arena and Event Center in Daly City announced Tuesday they have voted…

5 years ago

Mammoth new CPMC hospital transforms Van Ness corridor

Sutter Health’s $2.1 billion new California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness campus opens its doors to patients on Saturday.

5 years ago

Scott Wiener introduces bill to protect sex workers

Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced Monday he introduced a statewide bill last week aimed at protecting sex workers from…

5 years ago

Bill would help transform state highway ‘death traps’ into ‘complete streets’

State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced new legislation Monday to increase safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists on state-owned…

5 years ago

Chinatown honors memory of Ed Lee one year after his death

Chinatown community and city leaders joined at Portsmouth Square Plaza on Monday to remember and honor the late mayor Ed…

5 years ago

Scott Wiener seeks to close ‘locked door’ auto burglary loophole

State Sen. Scott Wiener will try again to pass a bill to help close a loophole in  state law that…

5 years ago

SF increases capacity in advance of conservatorship law

Humming Bird Place in San Francisco will add 14 beds at its facility which treats homeless people with severe mental…

6 years ago

Town Hall to discuss future of bankrupt Seton Medical Center

A town hall meeting will be held in San Francisco to mobilize people to keep Seton Medical Center in Daly…

6 years ago

As bill takes shape, debate sharpens over homeless conservatorship

Legislation is being prepared to allow conservators for people unable to care for themselves.

6 years ago

Veto derails plans for San Francisco safe injection site

San Francisco will not get a chance to pilot a program that would have a provided a safe place for people…

6 years ago

Muni being Muni delays Transit Week kickoff

The third-annual Transit Week in San Francisco did not start so smoothly, as some city supervisors had problems with Muni.

6 years ago

Safe injection advocates urge approval of pilot

City and state lawmakers came together to urge the governor to sign legislation opening the door for San Francisco's first…

6 years ago

Honoring women’s equality, marchers decry Kavanaugh

On Women’s Equality Day, thousands gathered nationwide to protest the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.

6 years ago

Competing housing activists raise din over transit-centered units

San Francisco housing activists opposing a bill that aims to increase housing near public transit statewide called on the city's…

6 years ago

Civil liberties at issue in latest push for conservatorship reform

Public conservatorship laws may soon expand throughout the state, including in San Francisco, under proposed legislation by state Sen. Scott…

6 years ago

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